Naveen or Navin ( Sanskrit: नवीन,

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: நவீன், ; meaning "new", "fresh", "young", "bright", "creative") is an Indian

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. syll. na-vee(n), nav-e-en The baby boy name Naveen is pronounced as NEYVIY-N †. Naveen is used chiefly in the English and Indian languages, and its origin is Sanskrit and Tamil. It is derived from the element 'navina' meaning new. The name Navina (English and Indian) is the female form of Naveen. Navean, Naveane, Naveene, Navin (English and Indian), Navine, Navyn, and Navyne are variants of Naveen. Notable people with that name include: *

Naveen Eugene Naveen or Navin (Sanskrit: नवीन, Tamil: நவீன், ; meaning "new", "fresh", "young", "bright", "creative") is an Indian given name and surname. syll. na-vee(n), nav-e-en The baby boy name Naveen is pronounced as NEYVIY-N †. Navee ...

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Ampasayya Naveen Dr. 'Ampasayya' Naveen is a Telugu novelist. He is an Osmania University alumni, and his college life at OU inspired his first novel, ''Ampasayya''. His novel ''Kala Rekhalu'' won the Sahitya Academy Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a li ...

, Indian novelist *

Naveen Andrews Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born 17 January 1969) is a British-American actor. He is best known for his role as Sayid Jarrah in the television series ''Lost'' (2004–2010), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime ...

, British actor * Naveen Asrani, Indian cricketer * Navin Chawla, Indian bureaucrat *

Naveen Jain Naveen K. Jain (; born September 6, 1959) is an Indian-American business executive, entrepreneur, and the founder and former CEO of InfoSpace. InfoSpace briefly became one of the largest internet companies in the American Northwest, before the ...

, American chief executive *

Naveen Jindal Naveen Jindal (born 9 March 1970) is an Indian billionaire industrialist, and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Kurukshetra, Haryana in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha. He currently serves as the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power ...

, Indian politician * Naveen Kumar (disambiguation), several people *

Naveen Naqvi Dawn News is one of Pakistan's 24-hour Urdu news channel. Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL), Pakistan's largest English-language media group. The test transmission of the station occu ...

, Pakistani journalist * Naveen Patnaik, Indian politician * Naveen Perwani, Pakistani snooker player * Naveen Polishetty, Indian actor * Naveen Soni, Indian journalist *

Vadde Naveen Vadde Naveen is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu films. His father Vadde Ramesh was a film producer. Career Although his first film released was ''Korukunna Priyudu'' (1997), his first movie as an actor was ''Kranthi ...

, Indian actor * Naveen Waqar, Pakistani VJ and model. *

Yalavarthi Naveen Babu Yalavarthi Naveen Babu (29 May 1964 – 18 February 2000), or simply Naveen, was a Naxalite leader in India. Yalavarthi Naveen Babu was born on 29 May 1964 in Guddikayalanka village, Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, India. His family were farm ...

(1964–2000), or simply Naveen, a Naxalite leader in India * Naveen-ul-Haq, Afghan cricketer

Fictional characters

Prince Naveen ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 49th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the 2 ...

, a character in the 2009 Disney animated film '' The Princess and the Frog''

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